Reed Exhibitions Postpones In-Cosmetics Global & In-Cosmetics Asia

Reed Exhibitions has postponed In-Cosmetics Global and In-Cosmetics Asia for 2021. Reed made the move due to ongoing travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In-Cosmetics Global will be held April 5-7, 2022 in Paris. In-Cosmetics Asia will be held Nov. 1-3, 2022 in Bangkok. Further, In-Cosmetics Latin America, which was planned to take place in São Paolo, Brazil, September 22 and 23, 2021, will take place November 10-11.

“Despite live events now taking place, we have to consider the international nature of In-Cosmetics Global,” explained Roziani Zulkifli, exhibition director, In-Cosmetics Global. “We have seen positive signs over the last few months with successes in the vaccination program rollout, but new variants have created increased uncertainties and steady progress is not the case everywhere. We have been in continuous contact with both exhibitors and visitors, and it is clear the level of confidence to travel and attend large-scale international B2B exhibitions in the cosmetics industry is not there yet. Our primary aim is to meet the expectations of our exhibitors and visitors, and this we believe will happen in 2022.”

According to Sarah Gibson, exhibition director, In-Cosmetics Asia, Thailand’s COVID-19 cases are on the rise with Bangkok and neighbouring provinces placed in the dark red zone of maximum restrictions to curb the spread of infection.

“The new delta variant cases are increasing across Asia with widespread travel bans and further tightening of government movement measures,” said Gibson. “We believe that the most responsible decision at this stage is to allow time for Thailand and the ASEAN region to recover, and when safe, re-unite the Asia cosmetics community in 2022.”

Meanwhile, Daniel Zanetti, exhibition director, In-Cosmetics Latin America, said that after monitoring the coronavirus situation in Brazil, Reed decided to postpone its Latin America show to November, which will give the country’s vaccination program more time to to boost immunity.

“It was a difficult decision to make as we’re aware of the event’s importance to the region’s personal care industry and the demand for face-to-face networking. However, we believe it is the best course of action for all involved to ensure we can deliver a valuable business event to our exhibitors and attendees,” he said.